School Road Safety Grant
These guidelines have essential information you should read before completing an application.
About the Program
The speed limit in a school zone is generally 40 kilometres per hour unless otherwise signed. The objective of the “School Road Safety Grant” is to contribute to road safety on school public roads where schools have a history of motorists disobeying speed limits around their school.
What is supplied under the Grant?
If successful, Digital Vortec will provide funding of $4,400 (Inc GST) for 1 x Radar Speed Sign, and the applicant will be required to pay the gap balance that is not covered under this grant. There are two options available, the “ROADRUNNER” and the “ROADRUNNER PLUS”. Both display the approaching vehicles speed to the driver, with the “ROADRUNNER PLUS” having the option to display either a text message or emoji happy/sad face, depending if the vehicle was under or over speed.
Do I need a permit to install the Radar Speed Sign?
No, you do not need a permit to install a Radar Speed Sign at School Pedestrian Crossings. This product is a portable Radar Speed Sign, mounted on a Tripod for temporary use during school hours, and is not mounted permanently to the roadside.
Who would operate and deploy the Radar Speed Sign?
The portable Radar Speed Sign is designed to be deployed and operated by “School Crossing Supervisors/Teachers”. It takes less than a minute to deploy, light weight design, and USB Drive for traffic data retrieval.
OPTION 1
ROADRUNNER – displays the current speed of a vehicle to drivers, with under speed in green, and over speed in red. It also collects traffic data statistics on a USB drive for road safety analytics. This Speed Sign uses the 88 LED Screen and cannot display text or emoji messages.
Product Inclusions –
- 1 x ROADRUNNER
- 1 x Battery Pack
- 1 x Battery Charger
- 1 x Tripod Mount Kit
- 1 x USB Drive
- 2 x Year Factory Warranty
- Grant Gap $1,500
Freight cost to be paid by the applicant.
OPTION 2
ROADRUNNER PLUS – equipped with a full matrix LED Screen, with the ability of displaying either text or emoji (green happy face /red sad face) messages to under speed or over speed drivers. Also collects traffic data statistics on a USB drive for road safety analytics.
Product Inclusions –
- 1 x ROADRUNNER PLUS
- 1 x Battery Pack
- 1 x Battery Charger
- 1 x Tripod Mount Kit
- 1 x USB Drive
- 2 x Year Factory Warranty
- Grant Gap $2,050
Freight cost to be paid by the applicant.
Who can apply and what is the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible to apply for this grant, the applicant must be:
- A public or private school.
- Provide a description about overspeed motorists around your school.
- Advise what methods are currently in place for traffic calming.
- Provide a map of your school roads, illustrating problem areas and current traffic calming methods in place.
- Pay the amount not covered under this grant.
- Provide a minimum 200-word post on your school website, describing the benefits of using the Radar Speed Sign, advise the “before and after” results of using the Radar Speed Sign, note the supplier and a link to the supplier’s website. Your post must be posted within 30days of receiving your Radar Speed Sign and must remain posted for a minimum period of 24 months.
- Upload the collected traffic data from your Radar Speed Sign each fortnight, for a period of 6 months.
What are the timeframes?
- The closure date for the lodgment of grant applications is the 30th March 2022.
- Applicants will be notified whether their application was successful or not within 30days of the closure date.
- Successful applicants will receive their Radar Speed Sign before the 30th of June 2022.
Program outcomes
The expected outcomes of the grants program are to:
- An affordable opportunity for schools to access effective road calming solutions that experience overspeed drivers on a regular basis.
- Generate case studies to analyze collected traffic data from the use of Radar Speed Signs in school zones.
- Improve the design and features of Radar Speed Sign technology, so that they become an affordable and effective solution in reducing overspeed vehicles around school zones.